| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Devon, Plymouth |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0134 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Devon, Plymouth |
| Date made | 8 May, 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the crew of a Sunderland flying boat aircraft of No 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station ...
Description
Members of the crew of a Sunderland flying boat aircraft of No 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten, which made an attack on a U-boat on 19 May 1943. Left to right: 27191 Sergeant (Sgt) Philip Leslie Johnson of SA (lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 03 October 1943); 15404 Sgt Charles William Ramsay of NSW; 19707 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) (later Sergeant) Walter Paul Greatz of Victoria (lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 18 August 1943); 406929 Pilot Officer (PO) Gordon Ross Eastwood of WA; 405627 Flying Officer (FO) Edward Henry Farmer, Captain, of Queensland; 416613 FO Kenneth Lovett Ridings of SA (lost on operations over the Atlantic Ocean on 17 May 1943); 405845 FO Philip Arthur Bryce Edwards of Queensland; 11379 Sgt Henry Edward Knights of Victoria (lost on operations over the Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean on 17 November 1943); 414990 Sgt Hugh Edward Burbidge of Queensland (lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 18 August 1943); and 21903 Sgt Philip Stanton of NSW (lost on operations over the Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean on 17 November 1943).